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Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: American Strong Ale
Grimstad, Norway

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RATINGS: 741   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 19   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
In the US this is called "Winter Ale".

A dark ale brewed specially for the Christmas season, with a rich, complex taste of caramel. This is a strong, dark and rather sweet Christmas Beer – just the way we think a Christmas beer should be.

Recommended serving temperature 12°C/53°F. Great with cheese or nuts. Ingredients: Lager, Munich, caramel, black, and chocolate malt; Chinook, Columbus, and Centennial hops; English ale yeast, and our local Grimstad water.

19°P, 30 IBU, 8.5 % ABV.



3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Plovmand (4690) - Helsinge, DENMARK - DEC 14, 2008
Bottle. Dark brown body with a tan thick head. Malty aroma with spicy notes. Chocolate and nuts is there as well. Flavour is chocolate, spices, dark fruit and hops. Its smooth and very well balanced.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fidel (1302) - Livermore, California, USA - DEC 13, 2008
Thanks Beerguy101. Pours Black, dark chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, coffee, little spice, little hops.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SuperDave (1934) - Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA - DEC 12, 2008
Pours a near black color with a big creamy dark head that lasts and laces. Aroma is big roasted malt, some pine hops, dark chocolate and a touch of nuttiness. Flavor is much the same, sweet and roasty up front, with some spice and fruit, then a big hoppy boozy finish. I liked it a lot.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sebletitje (4011) - Enghien, BELGIUM - DEC 10, 2008
2007 bottle Pours black with beige head. Aroma is malty, hoppy with some faint notes of spices. Taste has a lot of roastiness, chocolate-caramel malts. Spices are very subtle. Lightly hoppy. Superb beer, very drinkable.

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Travlr (4544) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - DEC 9, 2008
Dark muddy brown with a thin golden head. Aroma of cinnamon, spice and everything nice. Full bodied, warming sweet and smooth. Nice bitter finish. One of the top winter beers of the 2008 season.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
vonsolms (26) - Måløv, DENMARK - DEC 6, 2008
A fantastic Christmas beer. Very complex, on the strong side, but not as strong as a lot of the other products on offer, a rich coffee and dark chocolate background, without being overwhelming - slightly sweet, but again not too much. The strength, bitterness, sweetness and smokiness are in perfect balance. Had this one both before and after a Brøckhouse Juleøl 2008, which I like, but is one-dimensional compared with the Nøgne Ø.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BOLTZ7555 (1909) - Phoenix, Arizona, USA - DEC 3, 2008
Nothing really wowed me about this one, but it was better than the Peculiar Ale. Mahogany pour produces a sandy brown head, 1/2 height. Minimal aroma that is reminiscent of Nestle Quik and raisins. Fairly moderate flavor, as well...with subtle chocolate, caramel, toffee, and brown sugar. Just a hint of spice. Not aggressive, not impressive.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
robforbes (1317) - Bremerton, Washington, USA - NOV 30, 2008
pours a jet foamy black with a medium size foamy khaki head, some lacing too. smell is of dark fruit, cocoa, spice, and a whiff of caramel. taste is smooth, chocolate, some spice, coffee, some caramel, a little licorice, sweetness is hiding in the back. overall very stoutish


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